The better broody 4 handicapped chick! 2nd UPDATE, post#25

[gryeyes]

I am SO thrilled Doe has her happy and active brood, and Rowdy is "home" with a good mommy and siblings with which to play Keep Away. It is as it should be.

Good job, Kat!

Tiny Tim is doing about the same, feathering well but not getting much bigger. His one leg is used more often, but merely as a quick balancing post when he attempts to stand. I think he is awfully used to that "swimming" motion. Although he is attempting more times to hike up and move forward, than he used to try. Tim's prognosis is still guarded.

Rowdy has a bright future, for sure!

 

[gritsar]

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Nope, I'd rather keep em so I can go back and laugh at em time and time again.

Payback will be three broodies.........

Bring it!

 

[gritsar]

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I am amazed at how much their little bodies can overcome and adapt to Linda. Don't give up hope. Tiny Tim may just surprise you yet.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

I love to watch the "keep away game"

for Tiny Tim

 

[gritsar]

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I'm going to order them some mealworms. Let the games begin!

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Mealworms - we can hardly mumble the word here. The birds KNOW what containers I use (used sour cream) to sort and bring the yummy bugs in and will MOB whom ever happens to be holding a sour cream container

Only worked on DH once

"honey, will you bring this out to the birds" One chicken covered man

Easy to grow, just throw some into a container with bran mash or oatmeal - instant mealworm farm.

 

[gritsar]

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I'm thinking on that. Found a source for live ones.
Around here it's the pink feed scoop that everyone mobs. When I want to treat the babies but not the adults - or when the adults have already had their daily quota of scratch and the babies haven't - I hide the scoop under my coat.

What was I thinking, buying a bright pink scoop?!?

Thinking - maybe it's time I stopped calling the younger flock babies? They're eight months old now and have babies.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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Naw, it is just as hard for me to stop calling them babies (or chicklets) Babies having babies

My chicken feed goes into a small yellow bucket or a very old coffee can I have (metal with perc and drip on it) - yup I have hid the coffee can in my jacket to avoid being mobbed

 

[gritsar]

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The things we do for our chickens.

I was just out watching Doe run around with her chicks - in 40 degree weather. Pearl is gonna be a roo, I just know it.

 

[Lofty Dreams]

Better change Pearls name